Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Greening Business: An online teaching resource Session 1 Session 1: Motivations for organisations to ‘green’ Suggested session outline

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Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Session outline 1)Why learn about ‘greening business’? 2)Motivations for businesses to ‘green’ 3)Perceived barriers to ‘greening’ 4)What does ‘greening’ involve? Greening Business: addressing the questions – Why? What? How?

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Sustainability and business- why? Big business can have a big effect… (Photo: Zoe Robinson)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. The ‘triple bottom line’ Environmental quality Economic prosperity Social justice SUSTAINABLE The three ‘pillars’ of sustainable development. Business activities must address all three pillars to be truly ‘sustainable’

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. The social bottom line Desertification in Marsabit, Kenya Issues of international environmental justice: Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change (Photo: Stephen Whitfield)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Environmental management in business is changing The development of environmental management in business through time Time Control of waste and releases (pollution control) Improving the efficiency of processes and products (within the factory gates) ‘Beyond the factory gate’ considerations to embed sustainable business practices throughout all business operations including service/product design

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Six principles of sustainable business One way of increasing energy efficiency! (Photo: SE Iceland, Zoe Robinson)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. 1)Increasing ‘service efficiency’ What is the most efficient way of delivering the product or service? Service: Drying hands Paper towels Rolling reusable Electric drier Resources and energy used? Will improving ‘eco- efficiency’ be better than other alternative options?

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. 2) Reducing material intensity The environmental legacy of mining for copper is still striking. Parys Mountain, Anglesey, North Wales (Photo: Zoe Robinson)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. 3) Optimising material selection Examples of certification standards

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. 4) Increasing the useful lifetime of embodied resources A simple example of waste being recycled within nature. Source: Stephen Whitfield

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Why ‘green’? Many companies include environmental criteria within annual Corporate Social Responsibility or Sustainability reports (Photo: Stephen Whitfield)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Environmental legislation Risk management - Compliance with environmental legislation is an important part of risk management within an organisation (Photo: Zoe Robinson)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Threats to not pursuing sustainable practices LEGALITIES LIABILITIES MARKETS MONEY IMAGE RELATIONS There are many threats to an organisation from not pursuing sustainable practices

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. Barriers to implementing more sustainable practices There are many factors that hinder environmental progress in organisations (Photo: Zoe Robinson)

Dr Zoe Robinson, Keele University, Greening Business: An online teaching resource. References and further resources IEM (1998) Eco-efficiency: towards more sustainable business practice. Part 1: Key concepts. Institute of Environmental Management Journal, 5 (2) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Environmental and technical regulations ex.html ex.html Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment. Netregs. Environmental guidance for your business World Business Council for Sustainable Development.